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New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions

2022-06-05 • Amalie Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 - 2 New York Rangers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
TBL: 54.0%
NYR: 46.0%
Expected Goals
TBL: 2.86
NYR: 3.13
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 74%
Over 6.5: 51%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 15-7-2 | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA
NYR
Igor Shesterkin - 16-12-4 | 0.910 SV% | 2.51 GAA
StatTBLNYR
Season SV%0.9130.910
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.332.51
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
TBLAndrei Vasilevskiy3028293.3%2.6900.69
NYRIgor Shesterkin5249394.2%4.5311.53
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 48% • TBL at home vs NYR: 6-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-15TBL 2 - 4 NYRNYRTBL
2025-11-29NYR 1 - 4 TBLTBLTBL
2025-11-12TBL 3 - 7 NYRNYRNYR
2025-04-17NYR 4 - 0 TBLNYRTBL
2025-04-07NYR 1 - 5 TBLTBLTBL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1TBL1800.88
1NYR1500.85
2TBL2511.56
2NYR1801.44
3TBL2402.09
3NYR900.40
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 54.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 - 2 New York Rangers
Expected: 2.9 - 3.1